About Gene List

PF3D7_0515700 (GAP40)

Genome location: Pf3D7_05_v3:653,317..656,149(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: glideosome-associated protein 40

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 10

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0071944 cell periphery
Component GO:0009986 cell surface
Component GO:0005737 cytoplasm
Component GO:0005829 cytosol
Component GO:0070258 inner membrane pellicle complex
Component GO:0005634 nucleus
Function GO:0005515 protein binding
Process GO:0071976 cell gliding
Process GO:0044409 entry into host

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite not expressed N/A N/A
Ring not expressed 0.05 0.98
Trophozoite expressed 0.24 0.85
Schizont expressed 1.68 0.30
Gametocyte expressed 0.55 0.69

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0515700

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 0 (0 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS *tentative

MIS: 0.994 | MFS: -1.939 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1115300)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.16 ± 0.13
  • Confidence: 5.45

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: Different from wild type (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_1115300)

Modification: Tagged | RMgm-4554

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8I3V1

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: No AlphaFill hits

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_132446

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

MalariaGEN Pf7 (worldwide samples) # unique SNV/indels:

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 3 19 10 29
disruptive 5 12 3 22
missense 4 11 3 18

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 7 37 23 28
disruptive 7 29 28 100
missense 6 23 21 78

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 165

Non-coding: 155 | Synonymous: 8 | Nonsynonymous: 2 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 456 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 51.8

UniProt ID(s): Q8I3V1

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 7.91

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro N/A N/A
PFam N/A N/A
Superfamily N/A N/A

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
11152613 Predicting transmembrane protein topology with a hidden Markov model: applicationto complete genomes. Krogh A, Larsson B, von Heijne G, Sonnhammer EL 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4315
12368867 Sequence of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes 1, 3-9 and 13. Hall N, Pain A, ..., Barrell BG 10.1038/nature01095
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
20951968 Functional dissection of the apicomplexan glideosome molecular architecture. Frenal K, Polonais V, ..., Soldati-Favre D 10.1016/j.chom.2010.09.002
26292257 Discovery of Novel Plasmodium falciparum Pre-Erythrocytic Antigens for VaccineDevelopment. Aguiar JC, Bolton J, ..., Richie TL 10.1371/journal.pone.0136109
27128092 Interrogating the Plasmodium Sporozoite Surface: Identification ofSurface-Exposed Proteins and Demonstration of Glycosylation on CSP and TRAP byMass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics. Swearingen KE, Lindner SE, ..., Sinnis P 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005606
30379851 Identification of Plasmodium falciparum nuclear proteins by mass spectrometry andproposed protein annotation. Briquet S, Ourimi A, ..., Vaquero C 10.1371/journal.pone.0205596
21610105 Unusual N-glycan structures required for trafficking Toxoplasma gondii GAP50 tothe inner membrane complex regulate host cell entry through parasite motility Fauquenoy S, Hovasse A, ..., Tomavo S 10.1074/mcp.M111.008953
26845335 Gliding Associated Proteins Play Essential Roles during the Formation of theInner Membrane Complex of Toxoplasma gondii Harding CR, Egarter S, ..., Meissner M 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005403
25393004 Plasticity between MyoC- and MyoA-glideosomes: an example of functionalcompensation in Toxoplasma gondii invasion Frenal K, Marq JB, ..., Soldati-Favre D 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004504
30130043 [Research Advances on Gliding-associated Proteins of Toxoplasma gondii] Li RH, Yin GR https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30130043/
37249423 Plasmodium falciparum GAP40 Plays an Essential Role in Merozoite Invasion andGametocytogenesis He L, Qiu Y, ..., Zhu X 10.1128/spectrum.01434-23
28893907 Compositional and expression analyses of the glideosome during the Plasmodiumlife cycle reveal an additional myosin light chain required for maximum motility Green JL, Wall RJ, ..., Holder AA 10.1074/jbc.M117.802769
24779470 Assessment of phosphorylation in Toxoplasma glideosome assembly and function Jacot D, Frenal K, ..., Soldati-Favre D 10.1111/cmi.12307
16321976 A conserved molecular motor drives cell invasion and gliding motility acrossmalaria life cycle stages and other apicomplexan parasites Baum J, Richard D, ..., Cowman AF 10.1074/jbc.M509807200